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Testing non‐lethal techniques for endoparasite detection and sex determination in pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Developing non‐lethal techniques to estimate parasite infection is critical for studying disease ecology in wild animals. We tested the effectiveness of coelomic ultrasonographic examination and plasma enzyme markers to detect liver infection with bass tapeworms Proteocephalus ambloplitis (Leidy 1887) as well as the effectiveness of ultrasound
Matthew Archambault   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steroid‐responsive generalised sterile necrotising pyogranulomatous lymphadenitis in a cat

open access: yesJournal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
A 1.5‐year‐old neutered male cat was presented with fever, inappetence, lethargy and marked generalised lymphadenopathy of 4 days duration. Excisional biopsy of peripheral lymph nodes revealed necrotising pyogranulomatous lymphadenitis. Extensive investigation failed to identify an underlying infectious [bacterial (Bartonella, Mycobacteria, Mycoplasma,
L. Lecot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

HOW FLEAS JUMP [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Biology, 2009
![Figure][1] Our encounters with fleas are now thankfully limited to the unwanted infections of our pets, but for most mammals and birds they remain a continual annoyance. There are about 2000 species of fleas that suck the blood of a wide variety of hosts, each adapted to their ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Weekly biological variation of serum biochemistry analytes and fibroblast growth factor 23 in healthy cats and cats with chronic kidney disease

open access: yesJournal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of the study was to determine the biological variation of select serum biochemistry analytes and fibroblast growth factor 23 in both clinically healthy cats and cats with chronic kidney disease. Methods Eleven healthy cats and seven cats with chronic kidney disease International Renal Interest Society Stages 2 and 3 were ...
S. Summers   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on flea species population dynamics on Lasiopodomys brandtii

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Brandt's Vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) is one of the most abundant rodent species in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China, and one of the main carriers of Yersinia pestis, the plague bacterium.
Ming Ming   +7 more
doaj  

A Case Report: Papular Urticaria Caused by Flea Bites

open access: yesMutiara Medika, 2018
A case reported on 19 years old Javanese woman living in Giwangan District Yogyakarta diagnosed with papular urticaria caused by flea bites. In Indonesia the weather is hotter and more humid during the whole year, it makes flea season might happens ...
Rikyanto Rikyanto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incorporating the Competencies of Evidence‐Based Veterinary Medicine Focused on Pharmacotherapeutics Into Clinical Rotations for Small Animal Dermatology and Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at a Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in the US

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building the skills and knowledge necessary to practice evidence‐based veterinary medicine (EBVM) should occur throughout the veterinary curriculum. Operationalizing EBVM includes asking a clinical question in PICO format, searching the biomedical literature for evidence, critically appraising the evidence, and applying the evidence to make a ...
Virginia R. Fajt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

In-home assessment of either topical fluralaner or topical selamectin for flea control in naturally infested cats in West Central Florida, USA

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Background An investigation was conducted in West Central Florida, USA to evaluate the efficacy of either topically applied fluralaner or topically applied selamectin to control flea infestations, minimize dermatologic lesions and reduce pruritus in ...
Michael W. Dryden   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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